Motor vehicle



Jan. 13, 1931. A. M ooRHoUsE 1,788,732

'MOTOR VEHICLE Filed April 26, 1924 .4 SheetS -Sheet 1 Jafi. 13, 1931 A.MOORHOUSE 1, 32

MOTOR VEHICLE 7 Filed April 26, 1924 4"Sheets-Sheet 2 Q Zire'cZ 15 ing,

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- This invention relatestofinotor 'vehicles' j andparticularlyfto thechassis and body 60m 'struction'thereofi I Y One oftheohjeets of theinvention to produce a strang and. light; yehicle Anotherobjeetofftheinvention isto pro- 1 "v ide a motor vehielewitha simplifiedchassis frame and with 'abody frame supporting'and reinforced bythe'stepboerds. I I th o is t ff i enti n f lf d Provide combination bumperJen I spring. supp s o mo or" Ysh "'ch= I S,-. v h 'm i fi ths ii n inji oi r vide a simp seats. Another objeotof the inventio S tt P TC-vide a simplified uel tank erran'gernent and support on the vhioilei':"Anothet object of he inentid zig of -jg II 2 0 vide a body panel?andfdooi' oonstruetion;jof

novel and simple form;

'- Anothercohject ofth I o rid e' dw ssisiira s0 h t h m i may restdirectly upon": it; tog ther with a 2- wide body frame which maysetfdown below 'fthe top'fof; the 'ohaossisifraine and thereby;giye

a low eflt'e'ctfto the appearanoesof the can.

Other objects ofthein ientionwill appear a from the followingdescription taken in conv nection with the drawings, which form a I I II I I At the frontend ofithe frame is the vehicle part of this"specification, and in whioh: I s Fig. 1 is a side elevation ofpart of amotor 7 vehicle embodying the,invention 'Fi s 2 is a verticallongitudinal (section g .n thronghthe vehioleshown' in Flg. 1, the sec-Fig; 6 is'a somewhetenlarg ed detail view," 4 partly in section,*on'theline 6-6 of Fig; 3; Y n Fig. 7 is an enlarged transverse sectionsubstantially-on theline 7 7 of Figs. 2andf3 v Fig; 8 is anenlarg'edsectiononjehout the same scale." as Fig. 7, substantially on the lineofjFigi f 1924; i emmg m,1m. 1

l ified supportfo'r yiehiole old i k 1.. ;th.,an thed ametertofthe y-whelfl e invention'is to pro are turned outwardlyiso that; the; chap"accessible from th'e 'sides oi the vehicle. g The motorunit'flanges-25are seeured'totheupper 1; 1

'fiangesofthe sidebars 21 ;as bygseveralzbolts 27. This arrangementojirame-and engine springs M134 Fig/10 is. an enlergedtransverse.sectionalv Fig'gv View substantially on the line l l ll-o'fFi g. o3;

Referringi togthe drawings; 20 represents the chassis frame havingside-bars21 andseveral cross members 22 ande;23. Themotor,

jiriewsubstantially' on -the'1ine10 10, as Fig:

ll'i'slan enlarged transverse sectional I side members 21; of theframe;the-frameside I members :bei n f'relativel .flcloseztogether sothat there isfjust room, 1 or the;motor to-fit.

down "between thei'niand forthefiange'sg25 of the motor unit to rest onthe side members.

The flywheel housing oithe motor representedat 261andit willibese'enthattheframe side. members alfe onlyjsli htlyflfarther apartIn-Fig' -Bit WiHbe see n) h, t; the sideinem beri1 21 is of channelsection and its] flanges i forms as veryrigid; construction 1 andpermits of a; 'very simple .eastingiorv the notor unit.

:61: is s steering ax1e -28 aand; at-the rearirendliswthe 1 f thejilsuallwa'y I: {The axlesfareiconneeted to 7 frame, by four springs,the frontsprings be ingQindicated at 31' and the rear springs at '32.Allofthese'springs are arranged 'some what diagonally, ;asshown moreparticularly in Fig. 3', and they are secured intermediate their ends totheir respeetiye axles; The front springs are so secured at 33and therear Oneofthe advantages of this dia ona1 arran ement of the springs}is, that; 1t brings theliniier ends of the springs, that is, the'rearends of the front springs and the front'end's of, the I reerspringsgoloser to I the narrow end of the spring. 7 'ation exists whenthe wheels areturned to I chassis frame which is used in thisconstrucets may be used to c'onnectthese outer ends of t the springsto'the frame. A159,, at the front end of the chassis it permits of awider swinging of the steering wheels. When thesteering wheels are swungto the left as shown in dotted lines in Fig. 3, the left wheel is,- of

right wheel, because the left wheel must turn with a shorter radius,this difference n the course, swung farther around than is the turningof the wheels being taken care of, by

the usual steering connections-{not-shown 1n the drawing. hen the wheelsareithus turned the left wheel has plenty of clearance arranged spr ngsand,

with the diagonally becausethe right wheeldoes not ,turn so far, itstill has plenty of clearancefat' the front Of course the same situtheright. c At therear endof thevehiclethe diagonal arrangement of thesprings provides alarger space --'for the fuel tank "is usually mountedat this point.

1 The steering wheels referred tofabove are indicated at'35' and thedriving wheels on the rear axle arenumberedBS, whilethe fuel Itank,ref'erred, to above, is numbered 37. f

Therear ends of the front springs extend into the channels of the frameside 'members {21, as shown particularly in Figs-Band 8,

and pivot brackets 3 8 connect these spring ends to the frame members,thebraokets 'b'e- *ing'j;mounted in the -channelsand securedto a theframe members 21as shown-in Fig. 8.1

The outer or front ends of the front springs 3 1-are connected"tothe'front ends of the frame members 21. [As shown, theseconnections-form a *part ofthe front bumper of the vehicle. it'extendstransversely ofthe vehicle and is attached to the front-ends of theframe members 21 as at 40. The bumper extends' laterally in front of thesteering wheels as shown M41 and at the points 42-it is connected to thefront ends of springs 31, V This is preferably a pivotal connectionas'fshown at 43 in 1g.-5. v The bumper 39 is'preferably ofs'pringlmaterial thereby-making it flexible so that it forms a flexiblebracketfor the front ends of the'front'springs of the vehicle. The frontends of the rear springs 32 of thevehicle are pivct'ed to suitablebrackets 44 extending laterally from the frame members' 21, The pivotalconnectionfto these brackets is indicated at 45both in Figi'3 and FFigrll. The-rear ends of the springs 32 are ferred to.

front end The bumper is indicated at 39 andv formed with a at 48. fromthe nar- The-frame members as shown particularly in Figs. 2 and 6, arebent upwar ly over the rear ,axle 29 as M149, and rearwardly of theaxlethcse frame members dip as at-50 to form a seat for the fuel tank 37above re- -Straps 51 extend around the tank and secure it to the framemembers.

Mounted upon the chassis frame 20 is the body 52which has its ownindependent frame, theside barsorfsills of which are arrangedconsiderably out-board fromi'the chassis frame members 21 and somewhatbelow the top of said chassis ijnembersi'sothat alow appearanceisgiventhevehicle. Also mountedon the','cl1assis frame, forwal'dlyof the motorunit'24',:is'aradiator 53 which is suitablyconnectedfto the motor, and abonnet 54, covers the .motor between' the of the bodyand the radiator.The principal partsof the body frame are the side members or sills 5 5,the front mem ber 56, the rear member 57,:infdintermediate cross members58, of which there may be several. Most of these members are of channelform,jparticularly the sidemembers and the flanges of'the side'memberspreferably extend inwardly, I The front cross member, that is, thesamba-"56, forms the dash of the vehicle and the cowl 59'issuitably'secured to it. It is also formed with a flange 60, shownparticularly-in Figs 2- and 8, which rests upon the chassis framemembers 21, and is bolted thereto as shown at'61, in Fig, 8. The frontends of the sidemembe'rs 5'5, bothfthe web andjtheflanges thereof, arebent over and riveted or: otherwise securedto the'dash or cross member56 as shown at 62 and 63, in

At the rear end of the vehicle the cross member 57 rests upon brackets64 secured to the chassis frame members21, as shown particularly in Fig.7, so that the bodyframe is supported principally at ,twopolnts, atthesills as shown at 66, inFigs. 1-0 and 11. or they may be otherwisefirmly'secured to the sills. At either end each of thesestep-boards. is

transverse flange 67 to there- 7 the ends of the step-boards. enders 68are secured tothc'cnds of the stepboards 65 for further supporting them.

by strengthen p as shown in the various figures, the fenders framemembers such as those illustrated at 11, and these may be secured tothe.

69 in Fig. s

body sil as by brackets 70 and boards 71,

the latter of which may extend along thetopsf of'the sills and fill thespaces between the upper edge of the sill andthe body panels. Bodypanels 72 are secured to the frame,

frame where desirable, and doors 73 are suit ablyhinged to the'pillarsorupright frame members ofthe body so that they may open and close foraccess to the front and rear compartments of the body. It will be seenthat the body panels-72 andthe doors 73 extend down below the top of thesill 55,-in fact, allthe way to the bottom of said-sill so that theyjust clear the ste -boards 65 in opening. If desired, asuitabe moulding74'may' be extended along the panels and doors about at the floor lineof the vehicle to givea longer.

appearance to the car. u

-As shown in Figs. 10 andll, the'floor boards 75 of the'vehicle may restdirectly upon the'upper flange of the sills 55 so that the floor is verylow relativetothe vehicle chassis. Also, if the vehicle is provided withfolding seats, these seats 76 may be directly pivoted to one of thebodycross members 58,

as'shown at 77 in'Fig.2. The cross member in ,thislinstance may bebraced by suitable gusset plates 7 8 as shown'in Figs. 10 and 11.

The steering wheel ofthe vehicle is indi-. cated at 79, the front'seatis shown'in Fig. 2 at 80, and the rearseat at 81. The vehicle maybeprovided .witha' top 82 asshown in Figs. 1 and 2.

While Ihave herein described in some detail a specific embodiment of myinvention,

which I deem to be new and advantageous and may specifically claim, I donot desire it to be understood that my invention is limited to the exactdetails of the construe a chassis frame having side members each tion,as it will be apparent that changes may be made therein withoutdeparting from the spirit or scope of my invention. I

Having thus described my invention, what I claim and desire to secure byLetters Patent is: I

1. In a motor vehicle, the combination of v a chassis frame having-sidemembers of channel form wit-h'the flanges turned outwardly,

and a; body frame rigidly supported on the chassis frame and having sidemembers of channel form with flanges turned inwardly said body framehaving its side me'mbers,out-- side of the'chassis frame.

.2. In a. motor vehicle, the combination of achassis frame, and a bodyframe-comprising side members and a dash member secured to the forwardends thereof,"said dash memberresting on the cha sis frame, and form--ing a sup ort thereon for the front end of the body rame.

I :3.'z -i-vehicle,- the combination with "fluClljaSSlS Lframe,and-aseparate body frame 1 comprising side member's zand an "end to formthe id-ash' i-of the vehiclegand said end member resting on the chassisframe and supporting the frontend of the body frame therefrom.

. member, said end 'member tbeing 1 arranged 4.. In a motor vehicle, thecombination of a chassis frame, and a separate body frame comprlslngslde members and endmembers,

only saidend members of the body frame resting on the chassis frame andsupportin the body frame" therefrom,'and one of sai end members forminthe vehicle dash'.

5. In a motorv veh1cle,-thecombination of a bod framehaving; a fulllength side memher 0 channel form and a separate step 1nem-- bersecureddirectly toand sup orted'by the lower flange'of said body mem er.

6. In amotor vehicle, the combination of a body frame member having itsma'or axis extending longitudinally ofthe ve icle, 8.

stepmember supported from the lower edge of said frame member and[extending outwardly-therefrom, and a body panel extending downwardlyto. the step member.v

In a motor vehicle,,thecombination of" a chassis frame, a bodyframe'comprising sidemembers spacedilaterally from and independent ofsaid'chassis frame and a dash "member secured'to the ends of the bodyframe I members and rigidly secured to said chassis frame. T r

8. In a motor vehicle, the combination with ach'assis having sidemembers, of abody frame comprising longitudinal side .chanout} ofengagement on theupper flanges of said; i

9. In a motor vehicle, the combination off formed with a dip immediatelyto the rear. of the kick-up and a fuel tank restingin said dips and on apart ofthe kick-up, supported by said frame members and extendinglater-'- ally beyond the frame members.

10. In a motorv vehicle, the combination of a chassis framc havinglongitudinal members with a kick-up at the rear, a body frame havingside-members outside of the cha ssis f i frame,.anend member resting onsaid 'kickup and secured'to the side members: and a front end membersecured to the side members and. resting onthe chassis longitudinal;

members, said end members constituting the only connection between thesaid frames.

11. In a motor vehicle, the combination with. a chassis frame, of abodyframe having a longitudinal I channel member outside of 'andpartlybelow the top of the chassis frame,

a step member for the vehicle, the bottom edge yof-said channelbein atthe level of the step, said step being dlrectl vsecured to the lowerflange of the channe and solelysu portedthereby.

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V ALFRED MOORHOUSE.

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